Post by The Sandmen on Mar 26, 2019 14:20:13 GMT -5
Miesha Tate looks very relaxed.
Cris Cyborg is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Miesha Tate and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A punch from Cris Cyborg
gets blocked by Tate.
Poorly executed technique. Miesha Tate looks to counter!
Tate is holding Cris Cyborg's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Miesha Tate catches Cris Cyborg's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate storms over Cyborg with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Tate doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cyborg's face with her elbows!
Cyborg's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate leans back...
Cyborg eyes her warily.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to better her position on the ground...
Tate breaks the closed guard of Cris Cyborg and moves to half guard
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Miesha Tate looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tate's side.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cyborg is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Cris Cyborg creates enough space to control Miesha Tate's leg.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Cyborg
Tate launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Tate tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Miesha Tate isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Cyborg locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Miesha Tate unil she can pull her arm free! Tate lost her dominant position.
Tate misses a step and Cris Cyborg sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Miesha Tate throws her leg over Cris Cyborg's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Miesha Tate's rear naked choke attempt!
Cris Cyborg frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Miesha Tate and ends up on top!
Cyborg is trying to counter now!
Cyborg has Tate controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Tate is unable to move under Cyborg control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cyborg sprawls and remains on her feet.
Tate misses a step and Cris Cyborg sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good front kick from Cyborg!
Miesha Tate blocks
A left hook from Cyborg
falls short.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Miesha Tate tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Cyborg.
Crisp uppercut by Cyborg followed by a hard jab
Miesha Tate stumbles back.
Cyborg and Tate are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Tate is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Miesha Tate looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Miesha Tate looks to counter!
Tate fires a barrage of punches at Cyborg's head!
This is bad! Tate is just pounding on Cris Cyborg's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Right cheek
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cris Cyborg didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Tate is in open guard over Cyborg... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Tate is locking that Kneebar...
Tate is locking that Kneebar...
Cyborg rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Miesha Tate catches Cris Cyborg's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Miesha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cyborg is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Tate.
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Round 2
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Miesha Tate goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cyborg seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Miesha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Tate is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cris Cyborg
Solid shots!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to move on the ground and shows Miesha Tate a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Cyborg's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate tries to escape from the closed guard
Tate succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That leglock from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tate is locking that leglock...
Cyborg hyper-extended her left leg
Cyborg struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Cyborg's eyes...
Punishing hold!
This is over! Cyborg can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (leglock) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/7 (71%)
GnP strikes 17/23 (74%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/29 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
…huh. Interesting. Where the hell did Cyborg die to?
Cris Cyborg is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Miesha Tate and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A punch from Cris Cyborg
gets blocked by Tate.
Poorly executed technique. Miesha Tate looks to counter!
Tate is holding Cris Cyborg's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Miesha Tate catches Cris Cyborg's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate storms over Cyborg with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Tate doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cyborg's face with her elbows!
Cyborg's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate leans back...
Cyborg eyes her warily.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to better her position on the ground...
Tate breaks the closed guard of Cris Cyborg and moves to half guard
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Miesha Tate looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tate's side.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cyborg is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Cris Cyborg creates enough space to control Miesha Tate's leg.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Cyborg
Tate launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Tate tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Miesha Tate isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Cyborg locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Miesha Tate unil she can pull her arm free! Tate lost her dominant position.
Tate misses a step and Cris Cyborg sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Miesha Tate throws her leg over Cris Cyborg's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Miesha Tate's rear naked choke attempt!
Cris Cyborg frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Miesha Tate and ends up on top!
Cyborg is trying to counter now!
Cyborg has Tate controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Tate is unable to move under Cyborg control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cyborg sprawls and remains on her feet.
Tate misses a step and Cris Cyborg sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good front kick from Cyborg!
Miesha Tate blocks
A left hook from Cyborg
falls short.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Miesha Tate tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Cyborg.
Crisp uppercut by Cyborg followed by a hard jab
Miesha Tate stumbles back.
Cyborg and Tate are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Tate is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Miesha Tate looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Miesha Tate looks to counter!
Tate fires a barrage of punches at Cyborg's head!
This is bad! Tate is just pounding on Cris Cyborg's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Right cheek
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cris Cyborg didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Tate is in open guard over Cyborg... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Tate is locking that Kneebar...
Tate is locking that Kneebar...
Cyborg rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sajik Arena (Busan, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Miesha Tate catches Cris Cyborg's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Miesha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cyborg is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Miesha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Tate.
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Round 2
=========================================
Miesha Tate goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cyborg seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Miesha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Tate is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cyborg misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cris Cyborg
Solid shots!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tate blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to move on the ground and shows Miesha Tate a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Cyborg's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Cyborg
Tate tries to escape from the closed guard
Tate succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Cyborg
Miesha Tate tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That leglock from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tate is locking that leglock...
Cyborg hyper-extended her left leg
Cyborg struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Cyborg's eyes...
Punishing hold!
This is over! Cyborg can't stand the pain and taps!
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (leglock) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/7 (71%)
GnP strikes 17/23 (74%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/29 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
…huh. Interesting. Where the hell did Cyborg die to?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!